Patents by Inventor Yohei Minatoya

Yohei Minatoya has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240081763
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a medical device operation method includes a monitoring step and an application step. In the monitoring step, a monitoring apparatus executes first CT imaging on a treatment target person into which a first drug particle with a suppressed onset of a treatment effect is introduced, and monitors an accumulation of the first drug particles in a tissue, based on spectral information acquired by the first CT imaging. In the application step, an application apparatus applies an action for exerting the treatment effect of the first drug particle to the first drug particle accumulating in the tissue, by using as a trigger an event that the accumulation of the first drug particles in the tissue satisfies an objective condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Canon Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki TAGUCHI, Shinsuke TSUKAGOSHI, Yohei MINATOYA
  • Publication number: 20240087119
    Abstract: A medical image diagnosis system includes an imaging apparatus and processing circuitry. The imaging apparatus applies one-time or multiple-time medical imaging to a subject to which a plurality of drugs having a tissue accumulation property, which corresponds to a tissue characteristic, are administered successively or simultaneously. The processing circuitry reconstructs one or a plurality of medical images, based on one or a plurality of set of raw data acquired by the one-time or multiple-time medical imaging. The processing circuitry estimates a tissue characteristic of a target region, based on a spatial distribution of the drugs rendered on the one or the plurality of medical images. The processing circuitry displays the estimated tissue characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Canon Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki TAGUCHI, Shinsuke TSUKAGOSHI, Yohei MINATOYA, Ryo OKUDA
  • Publication number: 20240070862
    Abstract: A medical information processing method according to an embodiment includes: acquiring an X-ray CT image (I1) and spectral information on imaging of the X-ray CT image (I1); acquiring sets of distribution data (D11, D12, and D13) on substances in the X-ray CT image by performing segmentation of the X-ray CT image (I1) according to substance; acquiring plural sets of forward projection data (P11, P12, and P13) on the respective substances by performing forward projection processes for the sets of distribution data (D11, D12, and D13) on the basis of the spectral information and attenuation coefficients for the respective substances; and generating a trained model (M1) by machine learning based on the plural sets of forward projection data (P11, P12, and P13) and raw data (R1) used in generation of the X-ray CT image (I1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki TAGUCHI, Yohei MINATOYA
  • Publication number: 20230404514
    Abstract: A medical data processing method according to an embodiment includes: outputting second spectral data by inputting first spectral data related to an examined subject imaged by a spectral medical imaging apparatus to a trained model configured to generate, on the basis of the first spectral data, the second spectral data having less noise than the first spectral data and a higher resolution than the first spectral data. The first spectral data in the medical data processing method according to the embodiment corresponds to medical data obtained by performing a spectral scan on the examined subject. The trained model in the medical data processing method according to the embodiment is configured to perform a noise reducing process and a super-resolution process on the first spectral data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masakazu MATSUURA, Takuya NEMOTO, Hiroki TAGUCHI, Yuto HAMADA, Yohei MINATOYA
  • Patent number: 11571129
    Abstract: A method for processing an intravascular image including a plurality of image frames acquired during a pullback of an imaging catheter inserted into a vessel, the method including displaying on a graphical user interface (GUI) an image including detected results of lumen borders and at least one stent, the image including an evaluated stent expansion and an evaluated stent apposition determined from the intravascular image. The method also includes determining whether a modification to the detected results of the stent has been received by the GUI. Then, re-evaluating stent length, stent expansion and stent apposition when it is determined that the detected results of the stent has been modified via the GUI and displaying the re-evaluated stent expansion and the re-evaluated stent apposition on the GUI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Canon U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventors: Mie Kunio, Daisuke Yamada, Yohei Minatoya
  • Publication number: 20220328196
    Abstract: A medical image diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry and a display. The processing circuitry acquires medical images. The processing circuitry sends the medical images to a medical image processing apparatus that performs disease analysis based on the medical images. The processing circuitry receives the analysis result from the medical image processing apparatus. The display displays warning information based on the analysis result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira NISHIKORI, Tatsuya WATANABE, Jun OOSHIMA, Yohei MINATOYA, Ryo OKUDA
  • Publication number: 20220212382
    Abstract: A method for an injection molding system including an injection molding machine that includes a supporting member for movably supporting the mold at a molding operation position and a conveyance apparatus that includes a supporting member for supporting the mold and that extends from the conveyance apparatus into the injection molding machine includes performing an injection molding process with a first mold at the molding operation position, unloading the first mold from the molding operation position, loading a second mold to the molding operation position, and opening the second mold at the molding operation position while at least a part of the first mold is on a section of the supporting member of the conveying apparatus extending into injection molding machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Yuichi Yanahara, Junko Tajima, Yohei Minatoya
  • Publication number: 20220193964
    Abstract: An injection molding system including an injection molding apparatus that performs injection molding, and a conveyor apparatus configured to insert a mold through an opening of the injection molding apparatus, wherein the improvement to the injection molding system includes the injection molding apparatus further comprising a first door configured to restrict access via a first opening when a first door is closed and a second door configured to restrict access via a second opening when a second door is closed, and a controller configured to start injection molding with the mold in a case where the first door is partially opened and the second door is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Koki Kodaira, Yuichi Yanahara, Yohei Minatoya
  • Publication number: 20220161472
    Abstract: An injection molding system includes an injection molding apparatus configured to perform injection molding with a mold, a conveyor apparatus configured to move the mold along a supporting plane; and a cable carrier configured to cover a cable connected to the mold, wherein a shape of the cable carrier changes for guiding the cable based on a movement of the mold by the conveyor apparatus, and wherein at least one of a first end of the cable carrier or a second end of the cable carrier are located below the supporting plane in a direction perpendicular to the supporting plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Yuichi Yanahara, Koki Kodaira, Yohei Minatoya, Junko Tajima
  • Publication number: 20220161473
    Abstract: An injection molding system includes a conveyor apparatus that moves a mold, and an injection molding apparatus that performs, using an injection cylinder and a screw, injection molding with the mold, wherein the improvement of the injection molding system includes at least one structure located in proximity to at least a part of the conveyor apparatus, wherein the at least one structure includes at least one element that is moveable, and wherein, when the screw is removed from the injection cylinder, the at least one element is in a position to prevent the at least one element from contacting the screw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Koki Kodaira, Yuichi Yanahara, Yohei Minatoya, Kenta Inaba
  • Publication number: 20220143888
    Abstract: An injection molding system includes an injection molding apparatus that performs injection molding, a first conveyor apparatus on one side of the injection molding apparatus to eject and insert a first mold through a first opening of the injection molding apparatus, and a second conveyor apparatus located on a second side of the injection molding apparatus to eject and insert a second mold through a second opening of the injection molding apparatus, where the improvement of the injection molding apparatus includes a first door to cover the first opening, a second door to cover the second opening, and a controller that prohibits injection molding with the first mold in a case where the second door is opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: CANON U.S.A., INC.
    Inventors: Koki Kodaira, Yuichi Yanahara, Yohei Minatoya
  • Publication number: 20210354358
    Abstract: An injection molding system includes an injection molding apparatus that performs injection molding with a die and a conveyor apparatus on one side of the injection molding apparatus that inserts the die into the injection molding apparatus, where the conveyor apparatus includes an actuator connectable to the die. The injection molding system also includes a die detection unit that detects the conveyed die, an actuator detection unit that detects a state of the actuator, and a controller that controls the conveyor apparatus to prohibit a conveying operation of the die based on detection results by the die detection unit and the actuator detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: CANON U.S.A., INC.
    Inventors: Koki Kodaira, Yuichi Yanahara, Yohei Minatoya, Junko Tajima
  • Publication number: 20190105468
    Abstract: The subject disclosure is directed to an articulated medical device having a hollow cavity, wherein the device is capable of maneuvering within a patient, and allowing a medical tool to be guided through the hollow cavity for medical procedures, including endoscopes, cameras, and catheters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Takahisa Kato, Yohei Minatoya, Yusuke Tanaka, Kiyoshi Takagi, Oliver Jonas
  • Publication number: 20190099080
    Abstract: A method for processing an intravascular image including a plurality of image frames acquired during a pullback of an imaging catheter inserted into a vessel, the method including displaying on a graphical user interface (GUI) an image including detected results of lumen borders and at least one stent, the image including an evaluated stent expansion and an evaluated stent apposition determined from the intravascular image. The method also includes determining whether a modification to the detected results of the stent has been received by the GUI. Then, re-evaluating stent length, stent expansion and stent apposition when it is determined that the detected results of the stent has been modified via the GUI and displaying the re-evaluated stent expansion and the re-evaluated stent apposition on the GUI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Mie Kunio, Daisuke Yamada, Yohei Minatoya
  • Patent number: 9170087
    Abstract: An optical coherence tomography imaging apparatus that acquires a tomographic image from interference light between a reference beam and a measuring beam obtained via an object includes a control unit configured to control a difference in optical path length between the reference beam and the measuring beam by a control method according to an imaging target region, and a signal processing unit configured to generate image data of the object based on an electrical signal obtained by detecting the interference light with the difference in optical path length controlled by the control method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Makihira, Kazuhide Miyata, Makoto Sato, Yoshihiko Iwase, Kazuro Yamada, Ritsuya Tomita, Yohei Minatoya, Daisuke Kibe, Hiroyuki Shinbata
  • Patent number: 9125598
    Abstract: Provided is an optical coherence tomography apparatus for obtaining a tomographic image from an interference light between a reference light and a measurement light having passed through an object. The optical coherence tomography apparatus includes: a storage unit for storing information of a display mode of an imaging screen when the object is imaged; and a control unit for displaying an imaging screen of a display mode, based on the information stored in the imaging, as an initial screen, when the object is imaged after storage in the storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Makihira, Makoto Sato, Kazuhide Miyata, Yoshihiko Iwase, Kazuro Yamada, Ritsuya Tomita, Yohei Minatoya, Daisuke Kibe, Hiroyuki Shinbata
  • Publication number: 20140079185
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an image acquisition unit configured to acquire an image captured according to a predetermined image capturing method, an anomalous pixel acquisition unit configured to acquire an anomalous pixel occurring according to an image capturing method different from the predetermined image capturing method, and a display control unit configured to cause the acquired anomalous pixel to be displayed together with the captured image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Omi, Yohei Minatoya
  • Patent number: 8610803
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an image acquisition unit configured to acquire an image captured according to a predetermined image capturing method, an anomalous pixel acquisition unit configured to acquire an anomalous pixel occurring according to an image capturing method different from the predetermined image capturing method, and a display control unit configured to cause the acquired anomalous pixel to be displayed together with the captured image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Omi, Yohei Minatoya
  • Publication number: 20130258286
    Abstract: An optical coherence tomography imaging apparatus that captures a tomographic image of a subject's eye using interference light based on light from a wavelength-swept light source includes a region acquisition unit configured to acquire an imaging target region, a display control unit configured to display information about the acquired imaging target region, and an imaging unit configured to capture a tomographic image by scanning the imaging target region in the subject's eye using light from the wavelength-swept light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Iwase, Kazuhide Miyata, Makoto Sato, Tomoyuki Makihira, Kazuro Yamada, Ritsuya Tomita, Yohei Minatoya, Daisuke Kibe, Hiroyuki Shinbata
  • Publication number: 20130258349
    Abstract: An optical coherence tomography imaging apparatus that acquires a tomographic image from interference light between a reference beam and a measuring beam obtained via an object includes a control unit configured to control a difference in optical path length between the reference beam and the measuring beam by a control method according to an imaging target region, and a signal processing unit configured to generate image data of the object based on an electrical signal obtained by detecting the interference light with the difference in optical path length controlled by the control method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Makihira, Kazuhide Miyata, Makoto Sato, Yoshihiko Iwase, Kazuro Yamada, Ritsuya Tomita, Yohei Minatoya, Daisuke Kibe, Hiroyuki Shinbata